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10 money books to help you get the most out of your finances

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Autumn Budget 2024: what it means for you

Autumn Budget 2024: what it means for you

Understanding your annual money statements

Understanding your annual money statements

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Five budgeting methods you might not have heard of

Kakeibo - the Japanese budgeting method explained

Kakeibo – the Japanese budgeting method explained

Should you charge your children rent

Should you charge your children rent?

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Nine ways to spring clean your finances

How to build a financial safety net

How to build a financial safety net

Which are the best student bank accounts for 2024?

Budgeting if your income has reduced

What’s the best way for your child to pay for university?

Are packaged bank accounts worth paying for

Are packaged bank accounts worth paying for?

Should I get a financial advisor?

What is the best way to sell gold

What is the best way to sell gold?

How does your spending affect your happiness

How does your spending affect your happiness?

A series of bank collapses in the US and Europe have sent shockwaves into the banking sector in recent days, but how does the current meltdown affect you?

Banking turmoil: is your money safe?

How to make a budget and stick to it

How to make a budget and stick to it

What’s your money personality

What’s your money personality?

How to get a refund from your credit or debit card using chargeback

How to get a refund from your credit or debit card using ‘chargeback’

How to ask for a pay rise

How to ask for a pay rise

Where to find help if you’re struggling financially

Where to find help if you’re struggling financially

Five ways to boost your money confidence

Five ways to boost your money confidence

New rules to reduce online shopping fraud have come into force, which mean you may have to take some extra steps when paying for things online.

New online shopping rules introduced to reduce fraud

A guide to financing your education in later life

A guide to financing your education in later life

Increases in food costs

Ways to help those struggling with food costs

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What can you do to manage higher interest rates?

Inflation jumps to 2.3%

Black Friday 2024: your essential guide

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Over-50s savings crisis: are you putting enough away?

Interest rates cut to 4.75%

Last Christmas postal and ordering dates 2024

Four ways to save on a tight budget

What are the best current accounts and switching incentives?

Eight essential money lessons to teach your teenager

How to overcome financial anxiety in your 50s

7 myths about budgeting busted

Rest Less members: how has your attitude to money changed over time?

Best ways to fundraise online

Five ways to make eyecare more affordable

Women and money: how’s your relationship with your finances?

Spring Budget 2024: What does it mean for you?

How will a recession affect me?

What are your rights if you use a third party supplier?

The value of financial advice

How do I complain about a financial company?

How overdrafts work

2024 Money Calendar: which dates do you need to know?

Should I switch my bank account?

11 simple steps to better money management

The menopause and money: how to plan ahead

What are your money resolutions for 2024?

Is cash dead?

Christmas budgeting basics: how to ensure you don’t overspend

Should I get a joint bank account with my partner?

Charity Christmas cards: how much are you really giving?

Six financial frights to avoid this Halloween

Seven ways to ease the financial stress of the festive season

Eight tips if you’re lending or giving money to your children to buy a property

What are your options once you’ve paid off your mortgage?

Cost of living crisis depletes over-50s’ savings

Five things you can do at home with online and mobile banking

Get your finances in shape for summer

Half of over-55s in debt, new research finds

Nearly 11m people struggling to cover bills

What to do if your bank branch closes

What information is shown on a payslip?

What is a trust and how do I set one up?

How to help student children or grandchildren financially

What is the National Minimum Wage in the UK?

10 conversations to have with your partner about money

Are you a victim of financial abuse?

12 tips for a low cost Christmas

How to trace lost bank accounts, savings or Premium Bonds

Government scraps almost all mini-budget tax cuts

Are you and your partner financially compatible?

10 biggest credit score myths busted

Six money issues couples fight about (and how to resolve them)

How do credit unions work?

How interest rates affect your finances

Coping with financial changes as a couple

Everything you need to know about food banks

What’s the difference between a Direct Debit and a standing order?

Should I borrow money from family or friends?

Basic bank accounts explained

Bank fees explained

What is a banker’s draft?

Should you save or borrow?

Joint loans: what you need to know

Everything you need to know about bank transfers

How to challenge your council tax band

Giving to charity – how to make your donations go further

Is my credit score affected by my partner?

What can you do if you can’t afford your rent?

Consumers fear fraud as contactless limit rises to £100

How men and women manage money differently

Managing your money when you remarry

What is Open Banking?

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